Decision Workspace
wave_stream vs wav_io vs wavers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
wave_stream
growingv0.5.0
Wave file reader and writer. Random access and streaming is supported for reading, random access is supported for writing
59
wav_io
growingv0.1.17
Wav file reader and writer
59
wavers
growingv1.5.1
A library for reading and writing wav files.
Core Metrics
| wave_stream | wav_io | wavers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 59 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 8.5K | 31.5K | 49.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 94 | 544 | 2.2K |
| Dependents | 6 | 133 | 946 |
| Releases | 6 | 17 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 872d ago | 17d ago | 453d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 4y | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
wave_stream
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
wav_io
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
wavers
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| wave_stream | wav_io | wavers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.1.17 | 1.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 17KB | 203KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wav_io leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wavers has the most downloads (49.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wavers is depended on by 946 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ wave_stream, wavers have not been updated in over a year.
- •wave_stream, wav_io are pre-1.0 — API may change.